Some countries demand visitors have a negative result from a Covid-19 test (Getty Images) The clock struck midnight on Saturday. In just 13 hours, my partner and I were due to fly to Kenya with KLM for a work trip, but we still hadn’t received the results of our coronavirus […]
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Portugal could soon be added to the UK’s ‘red list’ of travel destinations Portugal is set to be removed from the UK travel corridors list, as Covid-19 cases in the country exceed 20 per 100,000. Speaking on Sky News this morning, Matt Hancock said: “The simple answer is that […]
Simon Calder Wizz Air has apologised to passengers who were turned away from an Athens-bound flight for perceived flaws on the Greek “passenger locator form” (PLF). Twenty-eight passengers were offloaded from the airline’s flight W9 4467 from Luton to Athens on Thursday 6 August. Some were denied boarding by ground […]
“After months in lockdown we’ve been so looking forward to a holiday,” says Michelle Last. It’s a longing shared by millions of Britons. But when Michelle and her two young children turned up at the Gatwick Airport boarding gate last weekend for a flight to Greece she was not allowed […]
NurPhoto/Getty A Delta flight was forced to return to its gate after two passengers refused to wear masks onboard amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A spokesperson for the airline told PEOPLE in an email statement that the plane “returned to the gate following two customers who were non-compliant with […]
Passengers alighting TUI’s first flight after lockdown The appeal of package holidays is ease and convenience. But in a post-lockdown world, when even basic travel manoeuvres can feel painfully complex, it’s hard to imagine how they’ll work. Until a week ago, the idea of a beach break in the Med […]
A man walks past a signboard displaying cancelled flights at an arrivals floor of the international terminal at Haneda airport in Tokyo: AFP via Getty Images During months of lockdown, tens of thousands of travellers will have had their holidays cancelled. Many will have found claiming a refund an uphill […]
OREM — Want to make money, go to college and see the country? A new program from Utah Valley University and Breeze Airways is offering Utahns the chance to do just that. The UVU “Flight-Study” program is now accepting applications for full-time, online students to become flight attendants for Breeze, […]
Ed Stafford’s new TV show sees him escape from the wilderness – Discovery+ How does a survival expert survive a global pandemic? Adventurer Ed Stafford was certainly accustomed to solitude and anxiety long before Covid-19 sent the world into lockdown. The ex-soldier endured extreme isolation on his record-breaking 860-day trek […]
Great news for the world’s Cuocopuffs. Photo: HBO Max Congrats to Kaley Cuoco, who’s managed to pivot from 12 years on The Big Bang Theory to leading up an ever-charming Harley Quinn series and starring in her own satisfying murder mystery that, through sheer force of charisma and bangs, she’s […]
Of all the things people get wrong about being a flight attendant, Sandra Jeenie Kwon says the illusion of glamor is what strikes her the most. “Most people when they see flight attendants think of this job as a glamorous jet setter and believe all we do is greet and […]
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Cyber Monday is here and the sky’s the limit when it comes to savings on flights. The travel experts at CheapOair have advice to help consumers cut through the Cyber Monday clutter to find the best deals and successfully plan their next adventure. Read the Fine […]
“Make it crash or something,” Bart tells Milhouse of his remote-control plane in the classic Simpsons episode “Bart After Dark.” Milhouse responds, “perfectly level flying is the supreme challenge of the scale model pilot.” While that answer doesn’t sit well with Bart, Milhouse is absolutely correct. It is hard to […]